Louis Sokoloff (October 14, 1921 – July 30, 2015) was an American neuroscientist. He is considered to be a pioneer in functional imaging of the brain.[1]
His wife, Betty, was an RN, served in WWII and earned a pilot's license. His son, Kenneth Sokoloff, was an economic historian. He also had a daughter, Ann.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Louis Sokoloff". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^Martin Weil (August 3, 2015). "Louis Sokoloff, NIH scientist who created technique to detect and treat major brain disorders, dies at 93". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
Further readingedit
The Louis Sokoloff Papers - Profiles in Science, National Library of Medicine
Louis Sokoloff Papers (1923-2016) - National Library of Medicine finding aid
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louis, sokoloff, october, 1921, july, 2015, american, neuroscientist, considered, pioneer, functional, imaging, brain, born, 1921, october, 1921diedjuly, 2015, 2015, aged, scientific, careerfieldsneuroscience, born, philadelphia, pennsylvania, member, national. Louis Sokoloff October 14 1921 July 30 2015 was an American neuroscientist He is considered to be a pioneer in functional imaging of the brain 1 Louis SokoloffBorn 1921 10 14 October 14 1921DiedJuly 30 2015 2015 07 30 aged 93 Scientific careerFieldsNeuroscience Louis Sokoloff was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences from 1980 1 In 1981 he received the Lasker DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award In 1987 he received the Karl Spencer Lashley Award For his elucidation of the physiological and biochemical processes involved in the metabolism of the brain and the application of these discoveries to the measurement of functional activity within that organ In 1988 Sokoloff together with Seymour S Kety received the NAS Award in the Neurosciences 1 For developing techniques to measure brain blood flow and metabolism valuable tools in the study of brain function that have major applications in clinical medicine In 1996 he received the Ralph W Gerard Prize in Neuroscience He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2005 2 He died on July 30 2015 in Washington D C Many of his papers and biographical material are published as The Sokoloff Papers in Profiles in Science at the National Library of Medicine web site https profiles nlm nih gov NL 3 His wife Betty was an RN served in WWII and earned a pilot s license His son Kenneth Sokoloff was an economic historian He also had a daughter Ann References edit a b c Louis Sokoloff National Academy of Sciences Retrieved June 7 2014 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved June 8 2021 Martin Weil August 3 2015 Louis Sokoloff NIH scientist who created technique to detect and treat major brain disorders dies at 93 Washington Post Retrieved August 6 2015 Further reading editThe Louis Sokoloff Papers Profiles in Science National Library of Medicine Louis Sokoloff Papers 1923 2016 National Library of Medicine finding aid nbsp This neuroscience article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Sokoloff amp oldid 1178761202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
